An eyewitness account dated 30 June 1772 describes an attack led by Baron’s forces on plantation Poelwijk. The raid formed part of the Aluku struggle against plantation power and the colonial military. Resistance raids sought provisions and freed enslaved people, strengthening Maroon communities and drawing more people away from forced labor. The archival description is colonial and uses racist language; it should be read critically alongside Maroon oral histories and later scholarship.
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What does the 30 June 1772 eyewitness account concern?
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The National Archives lists an eyewitness account of Baron’s attack on Poelwijk dated 30 June 1772.
The Poelwijk account dated 30 June 1772 describes the Dutch capture of Fort Buku.
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It describes Baron’s raid on Poelwijk. The fort was captured later that year.